An outdoorsman's day off in the city
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2024
- I found myself in New Orleans with a day off. I laced up to hit town, but in reality there was only one direction I was heading, and it was towards the river. For as long as I can remember, the Mississippi has been a place and a thing I’ve wanted to experience. A river I’d like to paddle and row, fish from, swim and sail. Instead, when I found a river bend I could actually walk all the way to the waters edge- as most of it is fenced off, guarded, owned or behind walls. Forever inspired by Huckleberry Finn and his riverside antics, I decided to make a fort. So that’s what I did.
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Produced and Directed by
BEAU MILES
Produced and Edited by
MITCH DRUMMOND
Final Sound MIx
JAMES DOBSON
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GOODONYA
Kevin Bennett
The ridiculously nice concierge man at the hotel (he almost leant me his own car)
The caterers (I ate leftovers for days)
Beavers of inland America for such fine materials
The barge driver for giving me a honk that I wish I had on film
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I totally expected the police to show up, thinking you were homeless, and not believe a word of your explanation.
Lmaooo
he's got the look, but i think the aussie accent might save him
NOPD barely shows up to actual emergencies, they wouldn’t have looked at Beau twice 😂
Appreciation for the dozens of times you positioned the camera, ran away, turned back, run past, turned back again to pick up the camera.
Next summer take a couple weeks and come paddle across Missouri on the Missouri River with me. The MR340 is a "race" right up your alley Beau. Its hard, has zero reward for winning, and seemingly pointless other than an amazing story to tell.
"What'd you do that for?" - I fort it was a good idea
got me in with that one
I fort that was funny as
To make a youtube video!
Groan - Dad joke time ;-)
Yea, my gf hates it when I fort …
I'm a simple man. I see beau, I click beau
Immediately, Its like a force of nature.
Dont copy paste. Dont be a bot.
Dude I truly thought this when I clicked. It being the top comment is funny
Blissful to be simple
More please 😊
There are so many Shortvideos, that leave you with a guilty feeling to have wasted your time… And then there is Beau.
Never disappoints, and always leaves me in a good mood.
Great guy, love everything about it.
Thanks for your passion. ❤
Totally agree
My buddy and I while in college kayaked a small 30 mile section of the Mississippi down to the St Louis arch. All because we were inspired by your kayak to work! Love to see you actually on the river now.
I like the links here mate. Goodonya.
@@BeauMiles YES SIR!! That's how I graduated College, it was my Outdoor ED Capstone!!
A driftwood fort of the quality displayed here is a clear and unquestionable example of Dr. Miles' expertise in outdoor education.
The last 3 lines are PERFECT PROOF Beau is a MASTER storyteller… ask the theme question at the very end, give NO answer, and go black… GENIUS!
he used to teach at a university, he is well educated and smart!
@ indeed, thus my label of genius!
To me I heard "there's more to this story soon" without him even needing to say it word for word. There's no way he visits the mighty Mississippi and gives up after a day or two. He's too smart for that.
@@zacharyhooley yeah i was just chirpin adding on, got excited to get on the beau train lol.
Mississippi Driftwood fort! Classic tourist trap
It's cold, rode into work the 3 miles with 21F temps and while I was heating up my jalapeño chicken noodle soup saw Beau Miles and knew everything was going to be right in the digital world today. Thanks for all you do man. Genuinely appreciated.
I find it so funny how many times you had to turn around and pick your camera up. great vid great commitment
A Beau Miles Fort. You just doubled the value of that piece of land.
Saw it was the Mississippi and got excited it was on my end of it. You gotta make your way to the Minnesota end. I think you’d fit right in in the MN wilderness.
I was thinkin' the same thing while watching this. He saw where the Mississippi ended, he should check out where it starts!
You have to admire Beau's Fortitude
It's a sad truth of a lot of America, if you're not in the middle of nowhere then you're on someone's property and even then you're probably being eyed up by some farmer. We don't have quite the same "right to roam," or "queens land" sorts ideas as other countries, we do have federal forests and lands etc, not sure of the exact term, but a good few states like mine have very little if any. I'd give a good deal to be able to wander to my hearts content without worry of being hollered at. Still, plenty to see and do if you take the backways and know how to keep yourself low profile.
I live in rural Australia, and you definitely can't just get access to rivers and creeks whenever or wherever you want.
I live in Sweden and we have a right to roam, that means having the right to pass through and camp for one night practically anywhere, including private property. The only places that are excluded are easily identified by the barbed wire and signs to keep out. I think I’ve seen two or three my whole life and that was at electrical substations. Don’t want to get near those. Sometimes you come across roads that say thay are private and you can’t drive on those but you can walk.
As with all rights, the right to roam is a legal right but it also brings several responsibilities. You’re not allowed to litter, break off branches from living plants, pick endangered flowers, make up fires on bare cliffs or that risk spreading and causing harm. You also cannot disturb wildlife of domestic animals and you need to shut gates after you. It gives amazing possibilities for outdoor living and Swedes love to explore, pick mushrooms and berries etc.
Oh wow! Being able to just camp on someone's private property seems wild to me lol,
Are there many bad situations occur?
At least you have some free land. Here in the Netherlands EVERYTHING is owned by someone and EVERYTHING is regulated.
You are not allowed to go off the path in the forest. You are not allowed to be in the forest after dark. You want to camp. That's only allowed on official campsites for which you of course have to pay. You are not allowed to have an open fire. You are not allowed to hunt without getting all sorts of licenses and pay through the nose. You are not allowed to sleep a night in your car. And on and on.
@@Audulf-of-FrisiaTrue, though the Netherlands doesn't have much "nature", so it needs to be protected
I've lived and grown up in Mississippi right near NOLA most my life, and until watching this video and hearing about your perspective about it, I didn't really appreciate the river for what it is.
Your words have given me a new found love for it, I will say your video does show a factor in why I haven't really cared until now, and that is due to it's accessibility.
Thank you for helping me enjoy nature even more in life
If I ever get stuck somewhere, I wish I had two people by my side.
Beau Miles and Uli Jacken! The first for the simple things that make life worth living and the second to fix EVERY vehicle and then we ride home to my wife and have coffee!
Thanks sweaty dude, helps a lot! Nice fort Beau, good on ya
The Mississippi is as grand and mystying as all the old tales lead you to believe but you’re right, I had myself a great long roadtrip all up and down the Mississippi last year, from Natchez, Missisippi up to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin and it's strangely way too difficult to find a nice wooded spot along its banks to just sit and enjoy it. Either enclosed in concrete walls or fencing or just generally inaccessible. But if you look hard enough you can find the good spots. Like one in rural Arkansas I found that was pure sand banks. And I swam out into the river to a large wooded island in the middle of the thing and had myself my ultimate Huck Finn adventure. The river is just astonishing. Good place to be is just north of St Louis at the confluence of the Missouri. A spot that feels like the center of the universe and for many indigenous peoples it was. And it was for the white explorers and trappers as well. It feels like hallowed ground, a world of history before you and a world of water before you. So much water it is impossible to comprehend. The story of the Mississippi is the story of America and its full of tragedy and triumph, and such rich, rich culture. I just think of the music. All the American music that has been inspired by that great river. That’s what makes me proud of America, when it is often so hard to be. I’d love to just sit and talk about the Mississippi with ya Beau. Love the adventure, love the fort. Good on ya mate
You Beau, are one amazing human!, thank you for all the things you do!
On your jog you ran right into the industrial canal but trapped yourself behind the wall. Go out to Chartres and sneak behind naval base and you will hit the industrial canal. You were very close to finding the end of the world. Right across the canal is lower ninth ward / holy cross where the entire river bank is accessible to neighborhood (though maybe not for long due to new port Nola contract). Funny to see someone jogging my daily bike commute
So next time you do your commute can you check if the fort is still there?
What a bloody legend you are Beaudy!
As someone from the other end of the Mississippi, this is just as foreign to me. As a kid, I also built along the river; fort was about the same but the river was only 20ft wide.
The real beauty of your videos is that it shows you you're allowed to be yourself. Just be. You're ok. The way you are.
Cheers Lego
I wonder how long Beau's fort stood?
If anyone else is like me and enjoys following Beau's run on Street View:
1:30 is 2398 N Peters St
2:02 is 4198 Chartres St
The dead-end at 2:30 is because of a canal that joins the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain.
I'm reminded of here in Melbourne where the Yarra River is unreachable in the industrial area of Fishermens Bend/Port Melbourne, along Lorimer Street. Though as you head south and approach the West Gate Bridge the general public can access the river again.
The part of the Yarra now known as Southbank in Melbourne was also not really "open" before Crown Casino etc was built in the mid-1990s.
29°57'15"N 90°03'18"W should be where he built it. Go and find out.
find it if you can, would be awesome
“Why’d you do that?” “Cause…”
Just because, just cause, just coz lol, explains a lot of my youth lol
Come to Oregon, Beau ... the beaches are all owned by the people (that's right, we're pretty Commie over here) and no one can block your access!!! I'd like to see you build something from driftwood on one of our beaches.
Your joy to see the Mississippi really hit me, I basically live on the river, I cross it almost once a day, its meaning has faded for me. I need to find a new appreciation for it. Maybe build a fort of my own!
i am so glad to see your sub count climbing, you are amazing and so much fun and engaging to watch. you are a really great guy with a beautiful family. Been enjoying your videos for a few years now and you really are a excellent film creator
I grew up on the Mississippi. It is indeed mighty. Crazy to see Beau enjoying it.
You are un unlimited source of simple and fun life times, thanks beau !
In my crazy life, your videos are always a source of peace & contentment. Cheers mate
Adventure is everywhere! Someone has to tell it so it matters. Beau does exactly that. Brilliant storytelling as always with some solid wackyness! ❤🎉💪
Beau'jangles, Good Driftwood is Worth an absolute fortune in the pet trade for detailing reptile enclosures, terrariums and Aquariums..
A couple times when I was younger, when I stumbled upon wooden forts at parks or in the forest, I'd spend hours playing in them.
Forts are very versatile!
Dang good places to simply knock about
They need to make a movie about beau. So awesome and free thinking.
This video gives me nostalgia from running in New Orleans, great way to see any place. Give it a run!
As always, so awesome
Many great philosophers in the world but Beau is my favourite ❤️
Beau you beauty, I grew up living right on the Mississippi. Have always wanted to build a raft and take it from St. Louis down all the way to the confluence, might make a great video series if you ever get a burn in your saddle
you've inspired a yank like me to get out of the nest, Beau! I'll be coming to live in Australia for a year, will build me a nice driftwood fort in your honor!
Thats awesome. Welcome to the river fort club 😊. I grew up on the miss in central MN. We had a club valled the river rats. Up here sometimes in the winter the river actually freezes over and you can walk across without getting wet.
Nice way to start a Monday morning before work. Cheers Beau!
Only thru the eyes of Beau. ✌️ 😊❤
Cause it's better than being stuck in ya hotel watching Tv! Well done Beau! Thanks Champ once again!
Hearing you romanticize building a driftwood fort on the Mississippi fills me with memories of being able to just do it on a whim as a kid. I really do cherish those moments. :) I love your videos
Ta mate
I have enjoyed watching Beau’s slow transformation into a beaver. Just building shit anywhere he pleases.
Absolutely wonderful start to a day! Beau building a fort in NOLA
what a lovely fort you erected Beau i hope it will still be there like some of the castles in scotland centuries old you should make a plan to go back in 10 years and see if its still erected.
*G'Day from Cairns as always Beau - Your spirit is free my mate.... it's wonderful*
Random, entertaining, thought provoking. Yup, another goldie from Beaudie!
“This is a good listing. It’d be silly to not put in an offer.” Couldn’t agree more. Thanks for the video.
"It's a good question". Naw. It's a good answer. An answer to anarchy. A playful rebellion. Good on ya. ❤
Love your work 😁
We love you Beau ❤
Welcome to the States Beau!
excellent video Beau 👍
I just left there! Super upset we didn’t cross paths, I was there for almost 3 years. Love the videos and content!
I am inspired by seeing different mediums and how they interact to make a new creative medium
excellent video! Love the feeling of coming along in your ideas
It’s also polluted AF down that way. I paddled the entire Mississippi from the headwaters to the Gulf, and be warned not to romanticize the adventure. The locks and damns in the middle third of the river make for harder work than the Huck Finn tales you’ve heard about. Cool experience though.
It's so damn sad and tragic how we are still treating rivers and the ocean as big sewers. They just flush all our pollution down the river, what could go wrong.
I hope we learn in time to fix our past mistakes.
This lower part of the Mississippi in the latter parts of Louisiana is called Cancer Alley because of all the oil and gas companies.
I have thought of doing that with the Columbia starting with the snake or at Lewiston Idaho. Sounds like a good time.
...and also, factually and technically Beau wasn’t actually on the MSR down in New Orleans. The natural flow of the MSR breaks off at the Atchafalaya River. The Army Corps of Engineers has diverted the river and created what you see in Baton Rouge & New Orleans for commerce.
"What'd ya do that for?" Because you have an active imagination and like to stay busy! As always, great film and story.
Always the kid at heart. Love it Beau! Why did you do that? Cos I felt like it! 😉😊
Wonder why TH-cam isn't putting this on my front page. Cracking wee video as always though!
Good on yah! Come visit NYC and the Hudson River!
Really cool to see Beau running where I was last week 🙂
I was in New Orleans this October and before I went I said I wanted to put my hand in the Mississippi just to say I had touched it. I could not believe how hard it was to get to it!
Exactly my point mate. For such a huge chunk of landscape it's mighty hard to get to!
Hop in the kayak, Beau! Take the river all the way up to us in Minneapolis!
I drove past the turn off to Jindavick on the way to Traralgon the other day and thought of you mate. Should have stopped in for a Cuppa!
Love your videos as usual, keep up the great work
Might be my favorite video of yours just because of the novelty
Yeah it was novel! Ta for watching Prod
Beau def a star seed ❤
Beau made a fort at the southernmost point of the Mississippi River. The Beaufort Sea is located just north of Canada, with rivers feeding it that surely flow from the Mississippi. Maybe that's why you did it, Beau?
Classic beauism right there
... seems running gets you in the zone !
You're a bit of a farkin legend mate 🙌
0:50
"Who doesn't like trams?"
I LOVE trams Beau.
I'm a total tram nerd.
Lol
I figured that
A fort! I like this. I like it a lot.
My sister went on a river boat cruise on the Columbian river, they have boats on a lot of Rivers.
I always wanted to visit the Mississippi,
I've been fortunate to visit the Connecticut and Hudson rivers here in the east, and St. Lawrence river by the border of Montreal.
We had a summer camp on
Lake Champlain. That was beautiful ❤️
@2:40 Port city, mate. Stuff has to unload somewhere. Not to mention, the Mississippi is dangerous af.
Love this legend! LFG!
6:23 why? why not.
May the Forth fort be with you....
Perfect ending!
this video weirdly left me with a better understanding of how it is to live in america, than enything i've erer seen before
New Beau vid is a gonna be a good one for sure
That's his forte.
A new American monument, thanks Beau
Solid fort, Beau
Happy Mondays Super Beau 🌍❤️ love from llondon
Would love to see a video with "Geo wizard"
I was *just* thinking that!
You would be REALLY good at those fun facts that the crew give on a plane sometimes.
Restricted water is the same in Europe.
Here in Melbourne Australia, I swim everyday (176 days straight so far) in natural bodies of water.
Recently whilst driving all around Europe for a month, i was blown away at how difficult it was to access water to swim in. The situations that really blew me away was the fact that a giant giant giant lake would have a 10 foot fence all the way around it to prevent you from swimming without paying a crazy admission fee. I had to pay 25 euro to swim in a giant natural body of water because of the privatization of the water. It was so sad to see how private and restricted it was.
As a bonus, swimming everyday (especially in really cold water) has been so amazing for my mental health. 365 days here we go!
Love your real estate pitch. If it wasn’t in America I’d take it.😊
Beau is definitely a man in touch with his inner child 😄
you are a genius
Plenty of things do on on the Mississippi! You can count! One Mississippi!....errr...
Beau Miles: one minute he’s kayaking through the creeks behind his house in Victoria, the next he’s on the Mississippi River like he’s auditioning for Huckleberry Finn: The Aussie Edition. Talk about going from ‘backyard adventurer’ to ‘international waterway warrior’ overnight!
Oh! You're taking Part in Pask Makes "Scrap Wood Challenge" 🤣
My hometown. I’m very familiar with every shot in this vid! I also collect cypress driftwood that’s made its way down the mighty Mississippi.
You were at Old Algiers Point building the fort by the way.
Only you Beau, only you, but I love it